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Oct 12, 2015
I've been doing comparisons of my 28GG - Panache » Andorra Plunge (5676) and 30G - Cleo » Marcie Balconnet Bra (6831) with Polish bras in my index size range, and I'm a little baffled. I'm using those bras for comparison because they're the most projected bras I have, and when I look at the cup depths for Polish bras, it looks like I'd have to go up 2 or 3 cups (by index sizes) to get similar/more projection.
I am looking for a bit more projection, and wires about as wide as my Marcie's since those seem to be the best fit with the exception of its tall gore. I do believe I've gone up one cup since I'm still quadding out of my 28GGs and 30Gs, or I may just be the same size but becoming more projected? I may need to re-measure to sort that out.
Still, I'm confused by how it looks like in several Comexim bras I would need a 60L or 60M to have more projected cups than I currently have-- that's well above my 28:10 and 30:9 index sizes, even accounting for the possibility of needing one cup larger in general. What gives? Is this pretty typical? I know I've seen other women my size recommending or stating that they take a 60K.
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I can't speak for Ewa, but I'm often amazed by the ability of my Comexim plunges to accomplish in 8.5-9" of cup depth what it takes 10" for my Cleos to accomplish. So I would say, don't discount the index size quite yet. I need a standard 60HH, which is a 28:9, and the same index as my usual 28G. Keep in mind, BTB measurements for Comexims will more likely than not be influenced by the high popularity of the reduced cup and gore alterations, which does reduce the cup depth. I wish there was a better way to distinguish which bras are reduced.
That said, my unaltered 60HH's are all around 9.0-9.3 and my unaltered 60J half cup Sonia is 8.9" IIRC. I honestly don't know how it's done, I'm always triple checking my depth measurements when I enter the bras, because it doesn't sound right. I know miss wendybien has had some insight on "diagonal cup depth" with plunge bras, but quite frankly I don't consider a Comexim plunge a true plunge. An unaltered gore in our size range is around 2.5-3"
lcl0706 Oh! So you find you don't need as much cup depth to get the right fit with Comexim? I wonder if it's because they allow more projection all around, rather than just around the apex. I'll keep that in mind about the index sizes, though.
Lol I feel you on checking and re-checking depth measurements! I keep thinking there's no way Marcie feels as shallow as it does.
I know I would need a lowered gore, and possibly a reduced cup height since cups are often too tall on me. I'm also super tempted by the lovely shape I've seen their halfcups give, but I know gore-wise I'm best off with a plunge.
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